Agilent Technologies 20ET ユーザーズマニュアル
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Printing, Plotting, and Saving Measurement Results
Outputting Plot Files from a PC to an HPGL Compatible Printer
Outputting Plot Files from a PC to an HPGL Compatible
Printer
Printer
To output the plot files to an HPGL compatible printer, you can use the HPGL
initialization sequence linked in a series as follows:
initialization sequence linked in a series as follows:
Step 1. Store the HPGL initialization sequence in a file named
hpglinit
.
Step 2. Store the exit HPGL mode and form feed sequence in a file named
exithpgl
.
Step 3. Send the HPGL initialization sequence to the printer.
Step 4. Send the plot file to the printer.
Step 5. Send the exit HPGL mode and form feed sequence to the printer.
Step 1. Store the HPGL initialization sequence.
1. Create a test file by typing in each character as shown in the left column of
Do not insert spaces or linefeeds. Most editors allow the inclusion of escape sequences.
For example, in the MS-DOS editor (DOS 5.0 or greater), press CNTRL-P (hold down
the CTRL key and press P) followed by the ESCape key to create the escape character.
the CTRL key and press P) followed by the ESCape key to create the escape character.
2. Name the file
hpglinit
.
NOTE
, the <esc> is the symbol used for the escape character,
decimal value 27.
Table 4-7 HPGL Initialization Commands
Command Remark
<esc>E
conditional page eject
<esc>&12A
page size 8.5 x 11
<esc>&l1O
landscape orientation (lower case
l
, one, capital
O
)
<esc>&a0L
no left margin (
a
, zero, capital
L
)
<esc>&a400M
no right margin (
a
, 4, zero, zero, capital
M
)
<esc>&l0E
no top margin (lower case
l
, zero, capital
E
)
<esc>*c7680x5650Y
frame size 10.66"x 7.847" (720 decipoints/inch)
<esc>*p50x50Y
move cursor to anchor point
<esc>*c0T
set picture frame anchor point
<esc>*r-3U
set CMY palette
<esc>%1B
enter HPGL mode; cursor at PCL